How to use copy/paste in Access 2007 package

[Thunderuss]

When I am developing my program in Access I can use the copy/paste functions
with the right click, but, when I package the program for distribution using
the developer tools, the right click function is turned off. I want to be
able to use the right click copy/paste function in the distributed copy.
Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how?

 

[Bill Mosca]

If you are using the runtime files for your application, you will have to
create your own menus/toolbars/shortcut menus as the built-in ones are not
in the runtime. the reason for that is the runtime is a modified version
made just for running existing applications and not for building new
databases.

 

[John W. Vinson/MVP]

When I am developing my program in Access I can use the copy/paste functions
with the right click, but, when I package the program for distribution using
the developer tools, the right click function is turned off. I want to be
able to use the right click copy/paste function in the distributed copy.
Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, how?

What is it you are copying and pasting? If it's form controls... do
you really want your users to make uncontrolled, unspecified changes
to the structure of your database? Surely not!

If it's data, then copy and paste is probably NOT the best way to move
data. Update and Append queries do so in a much more controlled and
validated way.

So... WHY do you want this capability? What is it that you want to
copy?

 

[Thunderuss]

I want my users to be able to copy and paste information such as a stores'
Name, Phone Number and Address from the web into the corrolating form fields
in my application. Just makes it easier than having to type all that info,
the application will be running in "RunTime 2007" so they won't be able to
change the form.

 

[Thunderuss]

Bill,
Yes, the application will be distributed on disk with the access runtime
included, do you know how to create a toolbar in a form that would include
the copy/paste function. My customers will be copying information such as a
stores' name, address and phone and maybe the price of a product from the web.

Thanks for your reply, Russ